FNUS73 KEAX 031251 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 29...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 651 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0100 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS IN PLACE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME GUSTY BY AROUND 9AM AS DEEPER MIXING TAKES SHAPE. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT RH VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON SUNDAY. MORE DRAMATIC WARMING IS EXPECTED BY THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER DURING THE WEEK WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 29 34 39 44 49 52 52 53 53 53 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............27 28 30 31 35 38 40 43 44 45 45 44 RH..............76 71 65 60 52 46 42 39 37 36 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 18 20 21 21 20 18 16 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 53 53 53 55 57 60 63 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 38 36 34 33 31 31 29 29 28 27 26 RH..............40 47 52 56 60 63 66 70 72 75 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 37 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 66 63 61 58 55 54 53 51 49 47 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............26 26 28 33 39 44 48 51 53 55 55 54 RH..............83 89 86 74 63 56 51 44 40 38 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 13 15 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120303.UNIT2.01/EAX